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So exactly who are Zena Rodriguez & Hope McKim ?

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Zena Rodriguez and Hope McKim became instant best friends in 1989, when Hope joined the outpatient rehabilitation practice in Miami, Florida, where Zena worked part-time while attending the University of Miami.

They are both passionate, avid readers and history buffs. Fascination with the impact history has on their lives was the inspiration for their first novel Deceived-In For $100K Large. Unbeknownst to each other, they both enrolled in the same creative writing course. And, on completion, Hope began asking Zena to co-author a novel with her. Zena finally agreed, with one condition: Hope would present three plots and Zena would select the one for the book. After more than two years of writing via weekly telephone calls, Deceived-In For $100K Large was completed. In August 2007, the second novel in the series Deceived-Crossing the Line was completed.

Zena is a High School teacher who recently moved back to Miami after living in New York for three years. She lives with her husband JC and son, Adrian.

Hope moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1995, where she enjoys volunteering at a variety of organizations. She and Zena are currently working on the outline and doing research for the third book in this series.

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Zena's & Hope's Novels

Zena's & Hope's second novel:

Want to purchase Deceived-Crossing the Line ? Great! It is NOW available! You can order a copy directly from us for $14.99 (This includes shipping & handling). Make check payable to Bearhead Publishing and mail to P.O. Box 16539, Louisville, KY 40256. Or pay by Visa or Mastercard:

So what exactly is Deceived-Crossing the Line about?

Deceived-Crossing the Line is a novel about family, love and courage.

A saga that won’t leave you the same as when you picked it up. A blend of suspense and romance in one story. The characters come alive and you can feel their heartache, despair, courage and joy. They are so compelling you’ll hope the story never ends.

If a seasoned NYPD Homicide Sergeant can’t find Charlene McRae’s killer, Mayor Boyce doesn’t know who can. Covington Police Department has one detective, Sergeant Ian Monroe, and the murder investigation rests squarely on his shoulders.

It was déjà vu for Ian. Another older woman found murdered in his quaint little town of Covington, Rhode Island, where he grew up. After the two brutal murders he had worked a few years ago, and now age forty-six, he was beginning to rethink his career choice, which wouldn’t upset his mother one iota.

Charlene McRae’s body had been found, fully clothed, at Mills Pond, buried in a shallow grave. There were few clues to go on, and Ian worried whether the resources available to a small town cop would be adequate to solve the murder.

But, he also knew that every criminal, no matter how careful, left at least one clue behind and it was his job to find it. And find it he would, along with the killer, no matter how long it took.


Zena's & Hope's first novel:

Want to purchase Deceived-In For $100K Large ? Great! Because it is available NOW! You can order a copy directly from us for $12.99 (This includes shipping & handling). Make check payable to Bearhead Publishing and mail to P.O. Box 16539, Louisville, KY 40256. Or pay by Visa or Mastercard:

So what exactly is Deceived-In For $100K Large about?

Deceived-In For $100K Large is a novel about life, death and betrayal.

When a prominent matriarch turns up murdered in her antique shop in Covington, Rhode Island, her grieving granddaughter, Antonia Stanton, and Ian Monroe, the detective assigned to the case, find not only the killer but a budding romance.

As Antonia struggles to deal with her anguish and bury her beloved grandmother, her cousin, Carlton DeWitt, the black sheep of her family, shows up unexpectedly for a visit. Unable to pay off a gamblig debt, Carlton pretends to play the part of the supportive cousin, in hopes of convincing Antonia to give him some money. In the process, he finds out about family heirlooms that once belonged to the Russian Grand Duchess, Olga Romanova.

Believing these heirlooms are the key to solving his financial troubles, Carlton is willing to do whatever it takes to get his hands on them. Even if it means forcing Antonia to fight for her life to keep what is rightfully hers.

Unsolicited Book Reviews:

Hope, I met you at the Fern Creek Christmas Fair and bought your novel. I am glad I did. I just finished reading your book and I truely loved it. It was a great read. I liked the touch of history. When is the next book in your series coming out? I am impatiently waiting. Good Luck with your writing. I have several friends that I will be passing your book on to for their reading enjoyment. Susan B.

Hope, just got done reading your book,it was really good. I hated to see it end. Rick and Corey

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Contact Zena and Hope

Still curious about or have a question for Zena or Hope? E-mail Gary D. at garydbhp@insightbb.com.

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